Kernels use big 8th to clinch playoff spot The Cedar Rapids Kernels are bound for the postseason. The Byron Buxton-led Kernels (40-24) scored eight runs in the eighth inning to beat Quad Cities 12-4 and clinch a Midwest League playoff spot.
June 13, 2013 - The Gazette
Basketball-Panathinaikos clinch title after rival fans riot ATHENS, June 12 (Reuters) - Panathinaikos clinched Greece's A1 League basketball title on Wednesday after game three of the playoff final against arch rivals Olympiakos Piraeus was stopped due to crowd violence. The match was later abandoned after a group of home Olympiakos fans refused to leave the arena. Having taken a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series, Panathinaikos were leading the match ...
June 12, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
Paul Pierce in Reuters India That would be great (to clinch the NBA title in Los Angeles),said Pierce, a big hit among Boston fans with his trademark headband and pencil-thin moustache. "I'm not going to try to jinx it right now. We've got to win one game -- that's...
Andy Roddick in Washington Post I think everyone makes a big deal about the 10-0 thing,Roddick said. "I have to be up 2-1 in order to clinch, so I've been put in good positions a lot of times."
Andre Ethier in USA Today We put all these games in the season, 162 behind us, we put these three behind us, and we're that much closer to achieving that goal (of winning the World Series),Ethier said. "This series behind us, this win, this clinch, just closer to...